PHILADELPHIA -- Temple celebrated one of the three greatest teams in school history last night, introducing members of John Chaney’s 1988 Elite Eight squad that went 32-2 team that was ranked No. 1 in the AP poll behind All-American guard Mark Macon to the crowd at halftime of its game against 16th ranked Wichita State at the Liacouras Center.
Temple is a program with a rich basketball tradition, and on Thursday night, the Owls gave hints of that when Temple shocked No. 16 Wichita State, 81-79, in overtime when 6-10 senior forward Obi Enechionyia made two game winning free throws with 18 seconds left in overtime and the Owls survived a wild final possession by Wichita State.